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Art. 6351. EMINENT DOMAIN.  When any railroad corporation or 
receivers of any railroad shall have been empowered under the 
provisions of this law to change, relocate or abandon its line of 
railroad in this State, it shall have full power to acquire by 
condemnation or otherwise all lands for right of way, depot 
grounds, shops, roundhouses, water supply sites, sidings, 
switches, spurs or any other lawful purposes connected with or 
necessary to the building, operating or running of its road as 
changed, relocated or abandoned;  provided, however, that all 
property so acquired is hereby declared to be for and is charged 
with public use so far as the same may be necessary.

Acts 4th C.S. 1918, p. 45.                                                    

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